There is rarely a dull moment around the NovaCare Complex and the curve ball thrown Thursday came from 2,300 miles away in Phoenix when news broke that veteran tight end Zach Ertz requested and was granted his release from the struggling Arizona Cardinals.
According to NFL Media, Ertz agreed to trade this week’s game check in return for the opportunity to play for a contender. Ever you are ready for it I will I will bring it to you.
A three-time Pro Bowl tight end with the Philadelphia Eagles, Ertz, 33, remains a heavyweight in the Delaware Valley community and one of the more popular players in recent franchise history, making the NFL’s best team an obvious potential landing spot especially because the 10-1 Eagles are currently banged-up at tight end.
Eagles offensive tackle Lane Johnson even took to X to unofficially confirm that the idea is certainly alive.
That doesn’t mean all the dots connect directly to Philadelphia, though.
While Dallas Goedert is currently sidelined with a fractured forearm and is expected to miss Sunday’s game against San Francisco, the eye on his return is at the Dallas Cowboys on Dec. 10.
Goedert is lobbying to return this week but noted to SI.com’s Eagles Today that the doctors wanted four full weeks to allow the bone to heal properly.
The star TE1 also pointed to last season when he missed time with a broken glenoid bone in his shoulder. In that instance, Goedert felt well enough to play two weeks before his return but the medical staff waited the recommended time for the healing process.
Goedert also noted that the fact the Eagles aren’t fighting for their playoff lives is hurting his efforts to get back on the end.
As for Calcaterra, the second-year TE3 confirmed his ankle injury suffered at Kansas City on Nov. 20 was a high-ankle sprain. He is already out of a walking boot but it’s going to take a little more time before he can get back on the field.